The Independent – Fears thousands wrongly told to pay back benefits
Nearly 15,000 people say they have been wrongly ordered to pay back universal credit payments, as the government attempts to claw back £500m in pandemic benefit handouts.
Many have been told to repay the money in error simply because they missed phone calls or messages from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) requesting evidence as it carries out retrospective checks, according to a charity supporting claimants, the exclusive in the Independent reads.
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The Independent – Why are women still forced to sleep next to men in hospitals?
Front page summary The Independent – Why are women still forced to sleep next to men in hospitals? The Independent leads on its own investigation. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the roof under the Tories’ The use of mixed-sex wards has gone “through the roof” after the number of men and women being put in beds
The Independent – Macron savages Sunak’s cynical Rwanda policy
Front page summary The Independent – Macron savages Sunak’s cynical Rwanda policy The Independent says Home secretary James Cleverly hit out at ‘distasteful’ and ‘lazy’ criticism of policy, but insisted he was not talking about French leader’s remarks. French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Rishi Sunak’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as the politics of “cynicism” and a betrayal of European values. Macron also warned it would be “ineffective”, just days after the
The Independent – Sabre-rattling Sunak: EU must spend more on Nato to fight Putin
Front page summary The Independent – Sabre-rattling Sunak: EU must spend more on Nato to fight Putin The Independent says Rishi Sunak has challenged Britain’s European allies to meet his £75bn pledge to increase defence spending as US President Joe Biden signed a $61bn package of aid for Ukraine. The prime minister warned the world is “more dangerous now than at any moment since the Cold War” and faces “an axis of authoritarian states”. Elsewhere
The Independent – Rwanda bill: Think again Prime Minister
Front page summary The Independent – Rwanda bill: Think again Prime Minister The Independent headline reads: “Think again, PM: Sunak urged to U-turn on Rwanda plan as five die in Channel tragedy.” The tragic deaths prompted senior figures in the United Nations to urge the prime minister to reconsider his controversial plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on small boats on a one-way flight to Rwanda. Elsewhere the front page notes the PM’s announcement
The Independent – Flight or Fantasy? PM insists Rwanda planes will take off in weeks
Front page summary The Independent – Flight or Fantasy? PM insists Rwanda planes will take off in weeks The Independent asks “Flight or Fantasy?” – the paper carries a warning from MPs that flights to Rwanda will remain grounded, despite the bill, because of legal challenges. Sunak has said that the first flight would take off in 10-12 weeks and regular trips will take place over the Summer “until the boats are stopped.” The paper
The Independent – Revealed: Shocking number of care in community deaths
Front page summary The Independent – Revealed: Shocking number of care in community deaths The report reveals that, across the country, an average of 127 patients per 10,000 died while under the care of all community mental health teams in 2022-23. The Independent estimates that this equates to more than 15,000 deaths among the 1.2 million patients cared for by those teams. The London marathon winner is pictured on the front page. The Independent –